Joseph O’Connell reports that Hulk Hogan’s lawsuit against a woman who secretly recorded a sex tape and Gawker, who published it, continues: Hulk Hogan can face off in state court against Gawker and the woman who allegedly secretly recorded and released their sex tape, a federal judge ruled. Gawker had hoped to preserve federal jurisdiction…
Category: Breaches
ID Theft Case Uncovers New Snooping Gizmo
While a breach involving tax refund fraud would normally get posted to the companion blog, DataBreaches.net, here’s a case where a data breach and the investigators’ surveillance tools collide. Jamie Ross of Courthouse News reports: The federal government’s use of a “stingray” device to track down a suspected ID thief has become an issue in…
Macau Office for Personal Data Protection penalizes entities for breaches
Sum Choi reports on how Macau’s Office for Personal Data Protection has imposed fines in some cases of data protection violations: Wynn Macau has been fined MOP 20,000 (U.S. $2502.28) for unauthorized transfers of hotel guests’ personal data to its parent company in the U.S. The details included customer identities, shopping, and entertainment records. Sands…
Iowa House OKs bill making identity theft a felony
Associated Press reports: The minimum charge for identity theft would be increased to a felony under legislation approved Monday by the Iowa House. Current law allows offenders to be charged on a sliding scale, from an aggravated misdemeanor to a class D felony. Offenders commit a felony if the value of what they purchased with…